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'''Pālamanui Community Forest''' (also known as the '''Pālamanui Forest Preserve''') is a forest preserve located in [[Kailua-Kona, Hawaii|Kailua-Kona]] on the [[Hawaii (island)|island of Hawaii]]. It is collaboratively managed by two state government entities: the [[University of Hawaiʻi]] and the [[Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources]] Division of Forestry and Wildlife. The government's goal is preserving Hawaii's lowland tropical dry forest, protecting plant species that are [[Endemism|endemic]] to the islands of Hawaii, and reducing invasive flora species.<ref name="Hawaii Community College" >{{Cite web |title=Pālamanui Campus Preserve will be an 'outdoor laboratory' and help conserve endangered dryland forest |publisher=Hawaii Community College |url=https://www.hawaii.hawaii.edu/news/palamanui-campus-preserve-will-be-outdoor-laboratory-and-help-conserve-endangered-dryland |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=www.hawaii.hawaii.edu}}</ref><ref name="Hawaii Forest Institute">{{Cite web |title=Pālamanui Dry Forest Preserve |publisher=Hawaii Forest Institute |url=https://hawaiiforestinstitute.org/our-projects/palamanui-dry-forest-preserve/ |access-date=March 27, 2024 }}</ref>


== Pālamanui Community Forest ==
{{Infobox ecoregion|name=Pālamanui Community Forest|caption=|map_caption=Map of the Pālamanui Community Forest|area={{convert|706|acre|km2|2}}|country=[[United States of America]]|state1=Hawaii|image_caption=The forest is split into three zones totaling 706 Acres.}}
Pālamanui Community Forest, is a forest preserve located in [[Kailua-Kona, Hawaii|Kailua-Kona]] on the big island of [[Hawaii]], It was created by the [[University of Hawaiʻi|University of Hawaii]] education system in tandem with the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife with the goal of preserving Hawaii's lowland tropical dry forest, protecting plant species that are [[Endemism|endemic]] to the islands of Hawaii and reducing invasive flora species.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pālamanui Campus Preserve will be an 'outdoor laboratory' and help conserve endangered dryland forest {{!}} Hawaii Community College |url=https://www.hawaii.hawaii.edu/news/palamanui-campus-preserve-will-be-outdoor-laboratory-and-help-conserve-endangered-dryland |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.hawaii.hawaii.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pālamanui Dry Forest Preserve Hawaii Forest Institute |url=https://hawaiiforestinstitute.org/our-projects/palamanui-dry-forest-preserve/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== History ==
== History ==
The Pālamanui Forest Preserve was established for the goal of preserving and protecting the native trees of Hawai’i.<ref name="dlnr">{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2022 |title=Pālamanui Dry Forest Gets a Helping Hand from DLNR, UH & Governor Ige |url=https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2022/06/27/nr22-089/ |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=dlnr.hawaii.gov |publisher=Department of Land and Natural Resources}}</ref> By 2030, Governor David Ige’s goal for the forest preserve is to replant, restore and conserve these native trees and their ecosystems across the Islands. This restoration effort is seen as crucial for maintaining biodiversity and supporting the natural habitats of the region.{{cn|date=April 2024}} The University of Hawai{{okina}}i and the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) agreed to use the dryland forest was as an "outdoor laboratory" learning center for surrounding communities to learn about Hawaii's ecosystem and native trees. The project for this preserved forest received $60,000 in legislative funding to contribute to the protection of [[wiliwili|wiliwili trees]] with fences and weed control.<ref name="Hawaii Community College" />

== Ecology ==
== Ecology ==
[[File:Wiliwili tree.jpg|thumb|'''[[Wiliwili]] tree''' ('''''Erythrina sandwicensis''''') a tree endemic to the Hawaii islands.]]
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Many plants located inside the Pālamanui Community Forest are endemic to the Hawaii islands. These include the [[Wiliwili]] tree, the [[Dracaena halapepe|Halapepe]], the [[Bidens micrantha|ko’oko’olau]], the [[Kauila]], the [[Isodendrion pyrifolium|noho kula]], the [[Neraudia melastomifolia|maʻaloa]] and the [[Nothocestrum|‘aiea]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pālamanui Dry Forest Preserve – Hawaii Forest Institute |url=https://hawaiiforestinstitute.org/our-projects/palamanui-dry-forest-preserve/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Many plants located inside the Pālamanui Community Forest are endemic to the Hawaiian islands. These include [[wiliwili]], [[Dracaena halapepe|halapepe]], [[Bidens micrantha|ko’oko’olau]], [[kauila]], [[Isodendrion pyrifolium|noho kula]], [[Neraudia melastomifolia|maʻaloa]], and [[Nothocestrum|‘aiea]].<ref name="Hawaii Forest Institute"/>


Several invasive plants are also located within the preserve, these include the [[Leucaena leucocephala|haole koa,]] the [[Grevillea robusta|silk oak]], and [[Pennisetum|fountain grass]], with the goal of removing these invasive species to make room for Hawaii's native flora. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Pālamanui Dry Forest Preserve – Hawaii Forest Institute |url=https://hawaiiforestinstitute.org/our-projects/palamanui-dry-forest-preserve/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Several invasive plants are also located within the preserve. These include [[Leucaena leucocephala|haole koa]], [[Grevillea robusta|silk oak]], and [[Pennisetum|fountain grass]], with the goal of removing these invasive species to make room for Hawaii's native flora.<ref name="Hawaii Forest Institute"/>


== Culture ==
== Culture ==
In the Hawaiian kingdom before the United States of America colonized Hawai’i – Big Island, native Hawaiians used an Ahupua’a system. This system was a traditional geologic and subdivision of land native Hawaiians used to divide land into different communities. In some beliefs, Ahupua’a originally started with ʻUmi-a-Līloa who was the son of the great high chief Līloa. As the belief goes, ʻUmi-a-Līloa took over control of the land and divided it into Ahupua’a for communities to utilize. Another belief comes from communities coming together to divide land equally to share water usage. With the Ahupua’a coming together for communities, each part of land started from the top of the volcano to the bottom where the shore meets the ocean. A drainage system is created for each piece of land for water usage, and each piece of land has its own mala, or cultivated area. For each land division, an aliʻi would overlook the Ahupua’a.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-13 |title=Ahupuaʻa System » Independent & Sovereign Nation State of Hawaii |url=https://www.nationofhawaii.org/ahupuaa/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.nationofhawaii.org |language=en-US}}</ref> In the Ahupua’a divisions, Palamanui’s ‘ili (small section of land) would be located between Hamanamana and Kalaoa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hawaii Statewide GIS Program |url=https://geoportal.hawaii.gov/datasets/07624815fc7d42d4b23c527d20ad2f58/explore?location=19.727356,-155.980063,12.62 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=geoportal.hawaii.gov |language=en-us}}</ref> To Hawaiians, they believed that the sea, the land and the clouds all intertwined with each other to create a sustainable system for the wellbeing of the land.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ahupua'a |url=https://www.mauinuiahupuaaproject.com/ahupuaa |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Maui Nui Ahupua‘a Project |language=en-US}}</ref>
In the Hawaiian kingdom before the United States of America colonized Hawai’i – Big Island, native Hawaiians used an [[Ahupuaʻa|Ahupua’a]] system. This system was a traditional geologic and subdivision of land native Hawaiians used to divide land into different communities. This system allocated land from the mountains to the sea, encompassing various ecosystems that ensured sustainable resource usage and balanced community needs.{{cn|date=April 2024}} In some beliefs, Ahupua’a originally started with [[Umi-a-Liloa|ʻUmi-a-Līloa]] who was the son of the great high chief [[Līloa]]. As the belief goes, ʻUmi-a-Līloa took over control of the land and divided it into Ahupua’a for communities to utilize. Another belief comes from communities coming together to divide land equally to share water usage. With the Ahupua’a coming together for communities, each part of land started from the top of the volcano to the bottom where the shore meets the ocean. A drainage system is created for each piece of land for water usage, and each piece of land has its own mala, or cultivated area. For each land division, an aliʻi would overlook the Ahupua’a.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Ahupuaʻa System » Independent & Sovereign Nation State of Hawaii |url=https://www.nationofhawaii.org/ahupuaa/ |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=www.nationofhawaii.org |language=en-US}}</ref> In the Ahupua’a divisions, Palamanui’s ‘ili (small section of land) would be located in Hamanamana, Haleohiu, Maka'ula and Kau.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hawaii Statewide GIS Program |url=https://geoportal.hawaii.gov/datasets/07624815fc7d42d4b23c527d20ad2f58/explore?location=19.727356,-155.980063,12.62 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=geoportal.hawaii.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 01:09, 3 October 2024

Pālamanui Community Forest
Pālamanui Dry Forest Preserve
Map
LocationHawaii
Coordinates19°44′24″N 155°59′42″W / 19.740°N 155.995°W / 19.740; -155.995
Area706 acres (2.86 km2)

Pālamanui Community Forest (also known as the Pālamanui Forest Preserve) is a forest preserve located in Kailua-Kona on the island of Hawaii. It is collaboratively managed by two state government entities: the University of Hawaiʻi and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife. The government's goal is preserving Hawaii's lowland tropical dry forest, protecting plant species that are endemic to the islands of Hawaii, and reducing invasive flora species.[1][2]

History

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The Pālamanui Forest Preserve was established for the goal of preserving and protecting the native trees of Hawai’i.[3] By 2030, Governor David Ige’s goal for the forest preserve is to replant, restore and conserve these native trees and their ecosystems across the Islands. This restoration effort is seen as crucial for maintaining biodiversity and supporting the natural habitats of the region.[citation needed] The University of Hawaiʻi and the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) agreed to use the dryland forest was as an "outdoor laboratory" learning center for surrounding communities to learn about Hawaii's ecosystem and native trees. The project for this preserved forest received $60,000 in legislative funding to contribute to the protection of wiliwili trees with fences and weed control.[1]

Ecology

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Many plants located inside the Pālamanui Community Forest are endemic to the Hawaiian islands. These include wiliwili, halapepe, ko’oko’olau, kauila, noho kula, maʻaloa, and ‘aiea.[2]

Several invasive plants are also located within the preserve. These include haole koa, silk oak, and fountain grass, with the goal of removing these invasive species to make room for Hawaii's native flora.[2]

Culture

[edit]

In the Hawaiian kingdom before the United States of America colonized Hawai’i – Big Island, native Hawaiians used an Ahupua’a system. This system was a traditional geologic and subdivision of land native Hawaiians used to divide land into different communities. This system allocated land from the mountains to the sea, encompassing various ecosystems that ensured sustainable resource usage and balanced community needs.[citation needed] In some beliefs, Ahupua’a originally started with ʻUmi-a-Līloa who was the son of the great high chief Līloa. As the belief goes, ʻUmi-a-Līloa took over control of the land and divided it into Ahupua’a for communities to utilize. Another belief comes from communities coming together to divide land equally to share water usage. With the Ahupua’a coming together for communities, each part of land started from the top of the volcano to the bottom where the shore meets the ocean. A drainage system is created for each piece of land for water usage, and each piece of land has its own mala, or cultivated area. For each land division, an aliʻi would overlook the Ahupua’a.[4] In the Ahupua’a divisions, Palamanui’s ‘ili (small section of land) would be located in Hamanamana, Haleohiu, Maka'ula and Kau.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pālamanui Campus Preserve will be an 'outdoor laboratory' and help conserve endangered dryland forest". www.hawaii.hawaii.edu. Hawaii Community College. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Pālamanui Dry Forest Preserve". Hawaii Forest Institute. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Pālamanui Dry Forest Gets a Helping Hand from DLNR, UH & Governor Ige". dlnr.hawaii.gov. Department of Land and Natural Resources. June 26, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ahupuaʻa System » Independent & Sovereign Nation State of Hawaii". www.nationofhawaii.org. June 13, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Hawaii Statewide GIS Program". geoportal.hawaii.gov. Retrieved March 28, 2024.